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Re: I did a bad thing
WARATAP@aol.com wrote:
>
> Monday was such a beautiful day, I thought I'd clean up the engine on my
> trusty '90 V8Q. The engine was cold. But this time I removed the Air intake
> Shroud which covers the intake manifold, taking care to cover the air filter
> with a plastic bag (confirmed - no water ingress there). I sprayed the
> engine liberally with gunk engine cleaner and then hosed it off. 20 min.
> later went for a test drive and ar stumbled a lot, cuting out.
Water in the thottle position sensor or WOT sensor.
Later,
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Randall C. Markarian
1990 V8 Quattro
1996 Merc E320
Saint Louis, Missouri